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HYMENOPTERA — Bigruell, G. C Inquiline Cynipids, shape 

 of galls, 21.— Bradley, J. C The Evaniidse of America north of 

 Mexico, 146.— Cockerell, T. D. A. See Hemiptera.— Dahl, F. 

 The life of the ants of the Bismarck Archipelago from personal observa- 

 tions, comparatively presented, Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischeh Mus- 

 eum in Berlin, ii, i, '01. — Dickel, F. The present standpoint of my 

 development theory of the honey bee, 74, April 21. — Forel, A. Mexi- 

 can ants collected by Prof. W. M. Wheeler,* 35; Concerning the classi- 

 fication of ants, 35. — Kieflfer, J. J. Revision of the Eucoelinae (Hy- 

 menopt. Cynipidae), Feuille des jeunes Naturalistes, Paris, May i, '01. — 

 L<ud\vigr* N. On the orientation sense and the memory of bees, 74, 

 April 7. — Mayr, G. The producer of Sodom's apples, Wiener Entomo- 

 logische Zeitschrift, xx, iv, Apr. 25, 'or. — Morice, F. D., and Cocker- 

 ell, T. D. A. The American bees of the genus Andrena described by 

 F. Smith (cont.),* 4.— Sladeu, F. W. Li. A scent organ in the bee, 

 the scent produced forms a means of communication between the mem- 

 bers of a swarm or colony, figs., British Bee Journal, London, April 11, 18, 

 'or. — Siuitb, J. B. Notes on some digger bees, i, 6. — Thoiiiaun, H. 

 See Lepidoptera.— Titus, E. S. G. On some bees of the genus Augo- 

 chlora* figs., 4. 



Notes and. News. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL GLEANINGS FROM ALL QUARTERS 

 OF THE GLOBE. 



How FAR M.\Y A MosQUiTO TRAVEL? — While the subjcct of mosqui- 

 toes is a popular one, perhaps a little note will not be amiss regarding 

 one feature of them in this arid region. The country is too dry for mos- 

 quito propagation, and, with an average of perhaps one light shower a 

 year, only the scantiest and hardiest of vegetation can exist. The Colo- 

 rado River is the nearest breeding place to our mining camp, and from 

 it the mosquitoes occasionally find their way here between April and 

 July, the time of greatest abundance. The nearest point on the river 

 from here is twelve miles to the southeast, where our pumping station is 

 located. Yuma, which is eight miles farther up the river, is twenty 

 miles away. Farther north, the river makes a large bend to the east 

 until it is forty miles away ; but, in the backward curve, it again comes 

 within twenty-two miles, this time on the northeast of us. Winds that 

 blow from the east and northeast are the ones that bring the mosquitoes 

 — not an occasional one, but in numbers to worry the most stoical. A 

 high wind brings very few if any, but a steady gentle breeze of two or 

 three days' duration is the most prolific. The mosquitoes may scarcely 

 arrive here before a breeze sets in from the opposite direction and starts 

 them on the return trip, but are more likely to remain from a few days to 



